Machines are the easy part

Machines are the easy part; people are the hard part: Observations about making technology work in schools: Second Edition Written by Doug Johnson Illustrated by Brady Johnson Blue Skunk Press Cleveland MN 2004/2008 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ISBN: 1-59298-070-8 LOC Cat Number 2004107763 Advanced reviews of the first edition from people who ought to know better: “Every field should have a little book of wisdom to guide it. Doug Johnson’s Machines are the Easy Part delivers practical truths, and a welcome dose of humor, for ed tech leaders (we geeks long in need of affirmation and smiles). You’ll share these stories with your colleagues; you’ll refer to them when the funding fails and the network crashes. You’ll smile, you’ll nod, you’ll want to go out there and be a better leader. Bravo, Doug!” Joyce Valenza, techlife@school columnist Philadelphia Inquirer and author of Power Research Tools. Doug Johnson`s newest book proves the old adage that dynamite comes in small packages. Machines Are the Easy Part --packs powerful truths into simple examples, stimulating quotations, and humorous quips. Have a highlighter in hand because you`ll want to remember line after line. I laughed and shouted "Amen" as I simultaneously read it and thought about who needed to read it next! Debbie Silver dsilver@bayou.com author of Drumming to the Beat of a Different Marcher: Finding the Rhythm for Teaching a Differentiated Classroom. "Common sense, wit and sound advice are in short supply these days, but Doug Johnson`s little book is overflowing with all three. A tasty treat worth dropping on certain folks` desk tops." Jamie McKenzie, author of the ‘From Now On” www.fno.org and Planning Good Change. Table of Contents Forward:the true miracle of the pyramids General rules 1. An expert is someone who has a somewhat defensible position but can state it with extraordinary confidence. 2. It’s always, always, always better to be a nice person than an ass. 3. Go with the person, not the firm. 4. Even when hiding feels better, don`t do it. 5. The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on learning. 6. Never assume. ... - tailieumienphi.vn